Monday, February 16, 2009
No Photo
Last night i decided to change my profile picture in the blog.... so i removed the old one and teice spend half an hour each to upl0ad a new one, which obviously didnt happen... so now my profile is photoless, much like i wish my face was!
Thursday, February 12, 2009
A toast contd...
I was very excited about the pinkchaddi campaign and thought let me share this with some women in my new (read corporate...forward!) office and I was expecting reactions like 'way to go' and ' cool we should join up' etc. But what did I get??
Me: Cool ain't it, now all you have to do is send a pink chaddi at this address and on 14th Feb with other friends go to a pub and raise a toast in the name of the SRS
She: My god are you mad, I don't want to get killed... but i like the pink chaddi thing, if they have a website where i could pay online I would like to do that
Me: Ya whatever, so let finish work and then we will chat ok...!!!!
I sometimes think I should my enthu adn excitment and flush it down the ladies wash room on our floor!!!
Me: Cool ain't it, now all you have to do is send a pink chaddi at this address and on 14th Feb with other friends go to a pub and raise a toast in the name of the SRS
She: My god are you mad, I don't want to get killed... but i like the pink chaddi thing, if they have a website where i could pay online I would like to do that
Me: Ya whatever, so let finish work and then we will chat ok...!!!!
I sometimes think I should my enthu adn excitment and flush it down the ladies wash room on our floor!!!
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Music in the fort
This Saturday J, me and Jameen, another colleague from pold office went off to the Old Fort to listen to Hariprasad Chaurasia and Shiv Kumar Sharma perform together live. We had though that we would be late, but luckily we were just in time. The last time we had gone for dance recitals in the old fort, the entry was free. So I assumed it is the same thing and we started off without any pass, ticket etc. At the entrance we were asked by the security guards to step aside and speak to these suited booted men who had satin sashes in their necks representing the 3 colours of the Indian flag.
I protested and said that the ad did not mention that we needed passes or anything... J was her charming self and said pleaaase let us go in. Finally the men could'nt resist her charm and relented and let us in.
As usual, I have never seen the old fort in the daylight, I have only seen it lit up at night. Ofcourse, I have passed the old fort on my way to court a thousand times and I frankly do like the old fort much more than the red (read new) fort, but i have not ventured in it. The old fort looks lovely at night and the lights have been placed in a way that brings the entire structure to life.
We found places to sit and just then Hari prasad Chaurasia started the recital. It was lovely... not that I undestand classical music that well, but just the experience was very relaxing and followed by santoor wadan and then 2 jugal bandis between the flute and the santoor were just too good. It was a bit too cold in the open, but i guess i was ok with that.
This is definately one of the things i like about delhi, the space and in recent times the way the space is being made use of... Music in the Park in another initiative by the Delhi Government which is always awaited. Then there are the SPICMACAY programmes that also take place in open areas which are also worth keeping track of.
All in all it was fun
I protested and said that the ad did not mention that we needed passes or anything... J was her charming self and said pleaaase let us go in. Finally the men could'nt resist her charm and relented and let us in.
As usual, I have never seen the old fort in the daylight, I have only seen it lit up at night. Ofcourse, I have passed the old fort on my way to court a thousand times and I frankly do like the old fort much more than the red (read new) fort, but i have not ventured in it. The old fort looks lovely at night and the lights have been placed in a way that brings the entire structure to life.
We found places to sit and just then Hari prasad Chaurasia started the recital. It was lovely... not that I undestand classical music that well, but just the experience was very relaxing and followed by santoor wadan and then 2 jugal bandis between the flute and the santoor were just too good. It was a bit too cold in the open, but i guess i was ok with that.
This is definately one of the things i like about delhi, the space and in recent times the way the space is being made use of... Music in the Park in another initiative by the Delhi Government which is always awaited. Then there are the SPICMACAY programmes that also take place in open areas which are also worth keeping track of.
All in all it was fun
Dev D
Hmm, saw the much awaited movie last night, finally. For me this movie was important also because my dear friend M @ B was invovled in it and had given me an insider's view on the movie and the songs, especially emoshanal attyachar.
A, J and I had gone for the movie, while J and I had pretty mcuh the same reactions, A was going gaga about the camera angles , this and that, basically stuff that I don't really notice in the first time!
The movie theatre was full of a lot of men and in this movie the starkingly different reactions of most men and women to the same scene could clearly be seen. For example there is a scene where Paro is picking up the bedding after being completely humiliated by Dev and going off, for some strange reason a lot of men in the theatre found this funny, while it actually is an emotional type scene... I guess a lot of men could not deal with woman being shown so clear, informed and demanding about her sexuality, clearly she is seen as some one who is loose, forward, has no morals and someone against whom even the domestic help can easily gossip and be believed.
Similarly, when Chanda is being pulled back into the house and she screams about not repeating her behaviour with every tom, dick and harry who walks in also got loud cheers as a reaction!!
I actually felt like screaming, do you even know what you are watching, this is not a porn movie yaar!
Anywhich ways, overall I think this is a big breakthrough in being upfront about one's sexuality and dealing with it.. good show!
A, J and I had gone for the movie, while J and I had pretty mcuh the same reactions, A was going gaga about the camera angles , this and that, basically stuff that I don't really notice in the first time!
The movie theatre was full of a lot of men and in this movie the starkingly different reactions of most men and women to the same scene could clearly be seen. For example there is a scene where Paro is picking up the bedding after being completely humiliated by Dev and going off, for some strange reason a lot of men in the theatre found this funny, while it actually is an emotional type scene... I guess a lot of men could not deal with woman being shown so clear, informed and demanding about her sexuality, clearly she is seen as some one who is loose, forward, has no morals and someone against whom even the domestic help can easily gossip and be believed.
Similarly, when Chanda is being pulled back into the house and she screams about not repeating her behaviour with every tom, dick and harry who walks in also got loud cheers as a reaction!!
I actually felt like screaming, do you even know what you are watching, this is not a porn movie yaar!
Anywhich ways, overall I think this is a big breakthrough in being upfront about one's sexuality and dealing with it.. good show!
Tuesday, February 10, 2009
In the name of Lehman, satyam and ors...
we will violate all employment and labour standards, we will squeeze out every ounce that we can from our employees, we will constantly threaten them of loosing their jobs, we will cut pays, refuse pay hikes and all of that!!!
A toast to the Sri Ram Sena!!
Found this link on facebook and on blogs i visit, a totally cool initiative adn one that I think will make a strong point http://thepinkchaddicampaign.blogspot.com/. Go on peoples, where ever you are lets make a toast to the Sri am Sena on 14th Feb and lets send them pink chaddis as a gift!!
Friday, February 6, 2009
White Flag: Dido
I know you think that I shouldn't still love you or tell you that.
But if I didn't say it well I'd still have felt it,where's the sense in that
I promise I'm not trying to make your life harder Or return to where we were but
I will go down with this ship and
I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door,
I'm in love and always will be
I know I left too much mess and destruction to come back again
And I caused but nothing but trouble, I understand if you can't talk to me again
And if you live by the rules of "it's over" then I'm sure that that makes sense but
I will go down with this ship and
I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door,
I'm in love and always will be
And when we meet, which I'm sure we will
All that was there, will be there still
I'll let it pass, and hold my tongue
And you will think, that I've moved on....
I will go down with this ship and
I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door,
I'm in love and always will be
I will go down with this ship and
I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door,
I'm in love and always will be
I will go down with this ship and
I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door,
I'm in love and always will be
But if I didn't say it well I'd still have felt it,where's the sense in that
I promise I'm not trying to make your life harder Or return to where we were but
I will go down with this ship and
I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door,
I'm in love and always will be
I know I left too much mess and destruction to come back again
And I caused but nothing but trouble, I understand if you can't talk to me again
And if you live by the rules of "it's over" then I'm sure that that makes sense but
I will go down with this ship and
I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door,
I'm in love and always will be
And when we meet, which I'm sure we will
All that was there, will be there still
I'll let it pass, and hold my tongue
And you will think, that I've moved on....
I will go down with this ship and
I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door,
I'm in love and always will be
I will go down with this ship and
I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door,
I'm in love and always will be
I will go down with this ship and
I won't put my hands up and surrender
There will be no white flag above my door,
I'm in love and always will be
I am aware...
of every nerve and muscle in my body, because every single of those nerves and muscles are screaming for attention..... no this is not the result of love or any related activity.....! This is the result of my supe khadus gym instructor! He obviously thinks I am some kind of juvenile jumping around in the gym, I think I will have to remind him at some stage that I am 29, lawyer and refuse to get bullied into running up and down the staircase 20,000 times!!
Conversations to be noted
He: This friend who has been married for quite sometime called me and said that his marriage is not working out fine and maybe they are heading for divorce
Me: Ok
He: You know, i told him, whatever it is, is totally your fault
Me: Ok
He: But you know, even though they both are working, his wife does not do any housework... like he literally has to wash her clothes too
Me: SOOO?
He: I mean can you believe it, he has to wash the clothes, she does not wash them!
Me: (trying not to break this man's neck!) Well women have washed men's clothes for centuries, if one man is washing his wife's clothes, what on earth is the big deal??
He: Oh shit, I forgot who I was speaking with!!
Me: Anyways, why can't they buy a washing machine or get domestic help?
He: No no they have a washing machine, he has to wash the clothes in the washing machine
Me: @*%$#%% (and walk away without causing any physical damage)
Me: Ok
He: You know, i told him, whatever it is, is totally your fault
Me: Ok
He: But you know, even though they both are working, his wife does not do any housework... like he literally has to wash her clothes too
Me: SOOO?
He: I mean can you believe it, he has to wash the clothes, she does not wash them!
Me: (trying not to break this man's neck!) Well women have washed men's clothes for centuries, if one man is washing his wife's clothes, what on earth is the big deal??
He: Oh shit, I forgot who I was speaking with!!
Me: Anyways, why can't they buy a washing machine or get domestic help?
He: No no they have a washing machine, he has to wash the clothes in the washing machine
Me: @*%$#%% (and walk away without causing any physical damage)
News Today
I have stopped reading the newspaper in print, mostly because the paper would not reach me every morning and that irritate the hell out of me, so i decided to opt out. I now read the newspaper online. Today the front page consists of the Nanavati commission, the UC Banerjee Commission, the Liberhan Commission, the banglore explosion.... and I havent even finished reading the front page.
Frankly I don't even remember anymore the chronology of blasts and terrorist attacks that have taken place. I don't know whether this is because there are too many of them or because I just wnt to shut my mind out from these happenings... I don't know what we are going to do about this situation and what worries me even more is that we refuse to deal with the root cause of all this terror.. we have judges saying that we should have strict terror laws this that, but really are people born terrorists? or they become terrorists? I mean are we going to deal with what exactly happens that drives a normal human being to be ready to shoot people and get burnt alive absolutely willingly?
I was in a seminar on Human Rights in Nanital once and after most poeple had spoken, the audience was also sharing their thoughts. One of the members came up and advocated for a stronger anti terror law and death penalty and no need for a trial etc for 'terrorists' to which i again spoke up about death penalty and why the concept itself is against human rights. In response to this I had a High Court judge turn around and say that if he ever had the chance he would without doubt sentence a 'terrorist' to death penalty without a second thought. When i replied back about how easily the State was washing its hands off by not dealing with the circumstances which make people so called terrorists, all the high Court judge could say was that all this study for the purposes of criminology can be done at a later stage, but right now stroang action is required....
Don't really know what we are heading for!
Frankly I don't even remember anymore the chronology of blasts and terrorist attacks that have taken place. I don't know whether this is because there are too many of them or because I just wnt to shut my mind out from these happenings... I don't know what we are going to do about this situation and what worries me even more is that we refuse to deal with the root cause of all this terror.. we have judges saying that we should have strict terror laws this that, but really are people born terrorists? or they become terrorists? I mean are we going to deal with what exactly happens that drives a normal human being to be ready to shoot people and get burnt alive absolutely willingly?
I was in a seminar on Human Rights in Nanital once and after most poeple had spoken, the audience was also sharing their thoughts. One of the members came up and advocated for a stronger anti terror law and death penalty and no need for a trial etc for 'terrorists' to which i again spoke up about death penalty and why the concept itself is against human rights. In response to this I had a High Court judge turn around and say that if he ever had the chance he would without doubt sentence a 'terrorist' to death penalty without a second thought. When i replied back about how easily the State was washing its hands off by not dealing with the circumstances which make people so called terrorists, all the high Court judge could say was that all this study for the purposes of criminology can be done at a later stage, but right now stroang action is required....
Don't really know what we are heading for!
Wednesday, February 4, 2009
Looong Weekend!!
Last week I had a longish weekend (4 days actually...heehee!!) So Friday night movie happened.. I saw Luck By Chance, nice, I liked it quite a bit and I think I am falling in love with Farhan Akhtar. Only in the movie his character is a capricon as he reveals during the movie, but me thinks his character is very very sagitarian: you know witty, smart ass, charming to the core, opportunist and selfish, and really sagis u really cant do anything about it, some people are like this only. Anyways, Saturday was spent in previous office writing a proposal which I knew would be re written considering the reputation of my previous boss. I went shopping to Dilli Haat on Saturday, that was fun. I finally bought some silver earrings, very nice hep danglers. The overall atmosphere was fun and colourfull, had fun. Since I had gone with Aanchal, so a lot of Ruia and its people were discussed.
Late night was disturbed by a nocturnal bird, tried to shoo the bird away, but then saw some sense and let the bird stay....(don't know for how long I will see this 'sense' though!). Saw Slumdog millionaire till early morn, like this movie too, will write a separate post about the movie considering all the hallagulla around it.
Sunday morning Miss Sunshine read J was back home, early morning was spent giving and getting an update! Missed her quite a bit. Spent the Sunday indoors, finishing some arbit work here and there, saw a stupid movie 'harold and kumar' mopped around since sunday was getting obher and fell asleep.
Now come monday morn and I was'nt feeling too great, decided to stay at home and chill and finish some pending work. J also came back home quite early, I spent the evening in previous office and that was that.
Tuesday morning, I am all ready to leave for office and have even finished packing my lunch when I casually say to J that I don't feel like going to office today, J voices similar feelings and we both decide to take the day off and go shopping, which we did. I saw Luck by chance again yesterday, and really I liked it quite a bit. Went oveboard shopping, got totally obsessive about purchasing a chair, did'nt get around buying one though (that's on agenda for today!) and highlight of the day, went and joined the gym J goes to. She has lost quite a bit of weight so I too got inspired. Actually when you shopping for clothes this is one of the side efffects, so I decided to cash on this side effect and paid up for 3 months. After that I bought shoes for the gym and this morning I spent an hour working my butt off in the gym... thank you thank you!!!
The best part yet: 2 more days to go and it is weekend ..again!! yippeeeee
Late night was disturbed by a nocturnal bird, tried to shoo the bird away, but then saw some sense and let the bird stay....(don't know for how long I will see this 'sense' though!). Saw Slumdog millionaire till early morn, like this movie too, will write a separate post about the movie considering all the hallagulla around it.
Sunday morning Miss Sunshine read J was back home, early morning was spent giving and getting an update! Missed her quite a bit. Spent the Sunday indoors, finishing some arbit work here and there, saw a stupid movie 'harold and kumar' mopped around since sunday was getting obher and fell asleep.
Now come monday morn and I was'nt feeling too great, decided to stay at home and chill and finish some pending work. J also came back home quite early, I spent the evening in previous office and that was that.
Tuesday morning, I am all ready to leave for office and have even finished packing my lunch when I casually say to J that I don't feel like going to office today, J voices similar feelings and we both decide to take the day off and go shopping, which we did. I saw Luck by chance again yesterday, and really I liked it quite a bit. Went oveboard shopping, got totally obsessive about purchasing a chair, did'nt get around buying one though (that's on agenda for today!) and highlight of the day, went and joined the gym J goes to. She has lost quite a bit of weight so I too got inspired. Actually when you shopping for clothes this is one of the side efffects, so I decided to cash on this side effect and paid up for 3 months. After that I bought shoes for the gym and this morning I spent an hour working my butt off in the gym... thank you thank you!!!
The best part yet: 2 more days to go and it is weekend ..again!! yippeeeee
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